A-Z Recycling Guide -- Laboratory Equipment

When considering recycling your electronics, it is always good practice to find out if the equipment is being recycled responsibly. The Basel Action Network provides a list of recyclers who have signed a pledge to provide environmentally and socially responsible electronics recycling. Eco-Cycle strongly encourages you to use recyclers from this list. Go to e-stewards.org/find-a-recycler to locate a recycler in your state. Ask the recycler if there is a drop-off center near you.

Eco-Cycle is currently seeking local resources for the recyling and proper disposal of laboratory equipment. If the equipment you intend to recycle has a metal content of 50-percent or more, please visit the "Scrap Metal" section of this guide for more information or call us at (303) 444-6634.

Think reuse first!

Consignment shops, thrift stores and antique shops help our environment by keeping products in use, and they're also a great way to support the local economy.

Check out our Tour de Thrift maps for local secondhand stores and make these places your first stop when you need something "new" or want to give something "old" a new home.

Online Options

craigslist and freecycle are two local online options for unloading unwanted stuff, for free or for a price, and a smart place to look first if you need something "new."

Check out our Sharing page for some great links to help you donate, swap or sell other reusable goods like children's clothes, books, movies and more.

Have commercial quantities?

Check out Repurposed Materials in Denver if you have large quantities of a reusable item or browse their available inventory for your next project. They accept products such as vinyl billboards, chains, tires, barrels, conveyor belts and more.